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The behavior is a little odd and pretty vague. I see a lot of cats like this that end up having a fever and joint pain. That leads to the lethargy and acting uncomfortable. The underlying cause is often some type of infection- either viral or bacterial.

I'll treat them with an anti-inflammatory medication, Onsior or Meloxicam. I'll also often times do an oral antibiotic like Clavamox or Doxycycline.

If you do nothing, many will resolve on their own over 1-2 weeks. They do resolve faster and more comfortably when treated.

If anything else shows up on the exam, then it could very well be different, but this is what I would look for given the signs and her age.

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Her behavior is usually sweet, but this hissing and hiding is all I can tell you at this point. She’s still hiding, so I can’t get her to take her to the vet.

That hissing and aggressiveness is often times a sign of pain in cats. Many people will just wrap cats in a towel or I've even seen some in laundry baskets to get them into the clinic if they can't get them into a carrier.

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